Municipal authorities are responsible for implementing these rules and developing infrastructure for collection, storage, segregation, transportation, processing and disposal of Municipal solid waste

The Solid waste Management Rules were revised in 2016.

What are the key features of Revised Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016?

The Rules are applicable beyond Municipal areas and extend to urban agglomerations, census towns, notified industrial townships, areas under the control of Indian Railways, airports, airbase, Port and harbour, defence establishments, special economic zones, State and Central government organizations, places of pilgrims, religious & historical importance.

The source segregation of waste has been mandated to channelize the waste to wealth by recovery, reuse and recycle.

Responsibilities of Generators have been introduced to segregate waste in to three streams: